Today is October 18 and left here to go northwest on the first day. 12:30 pm, we took off on a line 14 people. Departure, Shanghai has also played under the rain. Since the time needed for airport security are more, we arrived already waiting in long lines. However, finally smoothly. 14:30 plane takes off. We took the Xinjiang Airlines. One on the plane began to feel the difference of. Lunch 15:45 to start distribution of the aircraft. The other routes in the domestic flights, is unthinkable. Lunch is also in accordance with local customs in Xinjiang, all halal food.
After five-hour long flight, and finally reached the "beautiful pasture" - Urumqi. 7:40 to Urumqi days off have not yet completely dark. Urumqi weather should be dry and a lot less marked than in Shanghai. Night in a hotel, but also to prove this point. Even if we kept drinking, but also no help, or feel dry.
To them to stay guide surnamed Liu, a driver named Ma, is the Hui people, here known as "10 horse nine back" argument. In addition, Xinjiang, the Hui people have very clear facial features of the ancient Persians, one would come to recognize. Along the way, Miss Lau for our local knowledge. Xinjiang to buy things regardless of burden, but rather kg. Because it is the Islamic region, therefore, is also prohibited to say "pig" word, as well as and pig related things. We walk through at the Urumqi urban areas, where buildings do not see an ethnic minority areas in the city, only those signs on the Uygur language to remind us here in Xinjiang. Ms. Liu also said that Xinjiang's most famous fruit of four samples, that is, Turpan grapes, Hami melon, Korla fragrant plows, Yecheng of the pomegranate. If the 7 ~ 9 months of the tourist season, the only taste different before and after different is just listed, so we should be able to taste all the four kinds of fruit. Xinjiang tourism due to light, distinguish between peak season, so, we may be her last batch of tourists this year, received a. Today, the airport, she was the only one to guide them to stay, it seems also prove her words. She also said that Xinjiang where people aspire to travel the most, in fact, is what we in east China.
According to Miss Liu introduced is generally 10:00 am local to work 19:30 ~ 20:00 working hours. So, 21 o'clock before supper is normal thing. Perhaps those of us in order to take care of the guests from Shanghai, has given us open 20:45 supper. To Islam prevalent in areas, the table is of course, do as the Romans, and pork all but disappeared, replaced by a lamb. May be in order to take care of us, the people of Shanghai, the evening's dishes are relatively light.
Used the dinner, we arrived at where he was staying Tunhe Ramada Hotel. This is a four-star hotel, located in the center. After we settled, out of professional habit, we go to Guang Yeshi Meet. Out of the hotel door and immediately let us tasted the bitterness of the severe continental climate. Although there is no wind at night, and daytime maximum temperatures have reached 8 ℃, but the gas can already be seen at night, uh, white gas has. While wearing a down jacket, are still being felt Cecil coolness. A pedestrian eat the local kebab. However, there is no feeling and Shanghai are different. Night on the pomegranate eye-opener for us. One by one like a small football, whole body red, flesh into a purple, Shashi lovely. We bought three, there is 2 kg. The edge of the night market is where a KFC fast food restaurant. Let us find the most interesting is that actually there is a taxi queue outside the KFC. This can not be imagined in Shanghai. According to local people, in the summer, this night market is very large scale, and now the cold weather, has narrowed a lot. However, we are one looked, there are still hundreds of stalls, mainly dealing with clothing, shoes and hats and the like, while some others, of course, snacks are unavoidable.
From the night market back to the hotel, I looked at television. In addition to the program here, Chinese, Uighur programs, there are chanel V, star sport, Phoenix Satellite TV, and even the Russian program. All this tells us that this is a different from the mainland city.
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